Public Debt By Country

[Sen.Blutarsky 0]

As a taxpayer I really dislike our ranking, however, our public indebtedness could be worse ...

Rank By Sovereign State - Entity Public debt
(% of GDP)

1 1 Malawi 228.30 2004 est. The World Factbook+
2 2 Lebanon 177.90 2004 est. The World Factbook+
3 3 Japan 164.30 2004 est. The World Factbook+
4 4 Jamaica 146.10 2004 est. The World Factbook+
5 5 Zambia 127.50 2004 est. The World Factbook+
6 6 Seychelles 122.80 2004 est. The World Factbook+
7 7 Argentina 118.00 June 2004 est. The World Factbook+
8 8 Greece 112.00 2004 est. The World Factbook+
9 9 Italy 105.60 2004 est. The World Factbook+
10 10 Israel 104.50 2004 est. The World Factbook+
11 11 Sri Lanka 104.30 2004 est. The World Factbook+
12 12 Egypt 102.70 2004 est. The World Factbook+
13 13 Singapore 102.50 2004 est. The World Factbook+
14 14 Belgium 96.20 2004 est. The World Factbook+
15 15 Jordan 85.80 2004 est. The World Factbook+
16 16 Serbia and Montenegro 80.00 2004 est. The World Factbook+
17 17 Sudan 79.70 2004 est. The World Factbook+
18 18 Saudi Arabia 75.00 2004 est. The World Factbook+
19 19 Cyprus 74.90 2004 est. The World Factbook+
20 20 Cote d'Ivoire 74.80 2004 est. The World Factbook+
21 21 Kenya 74.30 2004 est. The World Factbook+
22 22 Turkey 74.30 2004 est. The World Factbook+
23 23 Philippines 74.20 September 2004 est. The World Factbook+
24 24 Honduras 74.10 2004 est. The World Factbook+
25 25 Uganda 73.90 2004 est. The World Factbook+
26 26 Pakistan 71.40 2004 est. The World Factbook+
27 27 Morocco 70.20 2004 est. The World Factbook+
28 28 Nicaragua 69.50 2004 est. The World Factbook+
29 29 Panama 69.20 2004 est. The World Factbook+
30 30 Cameroon 69.10 2004 est. The World Factbook+
31 31 France 67.70 2004 est. The World Factbook+
32 32 Vietnam 65.90 2004 est. The World Factbook+
33 33 Germany 65.80 2004 est. The World Factbook+
34 34 United States 65.00 2004 est. The World Factbook+
35 35 Austria 64.20 2004 est. The World Factbook+
36 36 Bahrain 63.80 2004 est. The World Factbook+
37 37 Moldova 63.40 2004 est. The World Factbook+
38 38 Portugal 61.50 2004 est. The World Factbook+
39 39 Dominican Republic 61.10 2004 est. The World Factbook+
40 40 India 59.70 2004 est. The World Factbook+
41 41 Papua New Guinea 59.30 2004 est. The World Factbook+
42 42 Tunisia 59.20 2004 est. The World Factbook+
43 43 Hungary 58.30 2004 est. The World Factbook+
44 44 Costa Rica 58.00 2004 est. The World Factbook+
45 45 Switzerland 57.20 2004 est. The World Factbook+
46 46 Indonesia 56.20 2004 est. The World Factbook+
47 47 Netherlands 55.80 2004 est. The World Factbook+
48 48 Senegal 55.20 2004 est. The World Factbook+
49 49 Trinidad and Tobago 54.40 2004 est. The World Factbook+
50 50 Spain 53.20 2004 est. The World Factbook+
51 51 Zimbabwe 52.30 2004 est. The World Factbook+
52 52 Brazil 52.00 2004 est. The World Factbook+
53 53 Colombia 51.80 2004 est. The World Factbook+
54 54 Sweden 51.60 2004 est. The World Factbook+
55 55 Poland 49.90 2004 est. The World Factbook+
56 56 Ecuador 49.20 2004 est. The World Factbook+
57 57 Thailand 47.60 November 2004 est. The World Factbook+
58 58 Finland 46.80 2004 est. The World Factbook+
59 59 Slovakia 46.60 2004 est. The World Factbook+
60 60 Yemen 46.40 2004 est. The World Factbook+
61 61 South Africa 45.90 2004 est. The World Factbook+
62 62 Malaysia 45.40 2004 est. The World Factbook+
63 63 Peru 44.10 2004 est. The World Factbook+
64 64 Venezuela 43.10 2004 est. The World Factbook+
65 65 Bangladesh 43.00 2004 est. The World Factbook+
66 66 Denmark 42.50 2004 est. The World Factbook+
67 67 Bulgaria 41.90 2004 est. The World Factbook+
68 68 El Salvador 41.70 2004 est. The World Factbook+
69 69 Croatia 41.70 2004 est. The World Factbook+
70 70 Uzbekistan 41.50 2004 est. The World Factbook+
71 71 United Kingdom 39.60 2004 est. The World Factbook+
72 72 Paraguay 39.20 2004 est. The World Factbook+
73 73 Namibia 38.50 2004 est. The World Factbook+
74 74 Algeria 37.40 2004 est. The World Factbook+
75 75 Iceland 35.90 2004 est. The World Factbook+
76 76 Czech Republic 33.50 2004 est. The World Factbook+
77 77 Norway 33.10 2004 est. The World Factbook+
78 78 Republic of China (Taiwan) 32.40 2004 est. The World Factbook+ 79 79 Guatemala 32.00 2004 est. The World Factbook+
80 80 Syria 32.00 2004 est. The World Factbook+
81 81 Slovenia 31.50 2004 est. The World Factbook+
82 82 People's Republic of China 31.40 2004 est. The World Factbook+
83 83 Ireland 31.20 2004 est. The World Factbook+
84 84 Kuwait 29.60 2004 est. The World Factbook+
85 85 Gabon 29.30 2004 est. The World Factbook+
86 86 Mauritius 29.20 2004 est. The World Factbook+
87 87 Russia 28.20 2004 est. The World Factbook+
88 88 Iran 27.00 2004 est. The World Factbook+
89 89 Lithuania 25.20 2004 est. The World Factbook+
90 90 Ukraine 24.70 2004 est. The World Factbook+
91 91 Romania 23.60 2004 est. The World Factbook+
92 92 Mexico 23.50 2004 est. The World Factbook+
93 93 New Zealand 22.10 2004 est. The World Factbook+
94 94 South Korea 21.30 2004 est. The World Factbook+
95 95 Macedonia 20.00 2004 est. The World Factbook+
96 96 Nigeria 20.00 2004 est. The World Factbook+
97 97 Azerbaijan 18.90 2004 est. The World Factbook+
98 98 United Arab Emirates 17.60 2004 est. The World Factbook+
99 99 Australia 17.40 2004 est. The World Factbook+
100 100 Kazakhstan 13.70 2004 est. The World Factbook+
101 101 Chile 12.80 2004 est. The World Factbook+
102 102 Latvia 11.80 2004 est. The World Factbook+
103 103 Oman 10.30 2004 est. The World Factbook+
104 104 Libya 8.80 2004 est. The World Factbook+
105 105 Botswana 8.60 2004 est. The World Factbook+
106 106 Estonia 5.40 2004 est. The World Factbook+
107 107 Tanzania 5.00 2004 est. The World Factbook+
— 108 Hong Kong SAR (PRC) 2.10 2004 est. The World Factbook+


Blutarsky 2008. No Prisoners!

[IanHarrop 42]

Something is up with this list.

Canada isn't even on it and you can bet we have some debt

"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

[IanHarrop 42]

I just went to the site and it was updated as of January 10th.
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/rankorder/2186rank.html

Canada #30 vs. USA #36. but its not like golf where a lower score is winning

here's the data
Rank Country Public debt
(% of GDP) Date of Information
1 Malawi 208.60 2005 est.
2 Lebanon 200.70 2005 est.
3 Japan 170.00 2005 est.
4 Seychelles 129.70 2005 est.
5 Jamaica 127.50 2005 est.
6 Greece 108.90 2005 est.
7 Italy 107.30 2005 est.
8 Zambia 104.20 2005 est.
9 Singapore 102.00 2005 est.
10 Israel 101.00 2005 est.
11 Nicaragua 100.30 2005 est.
12 Sri Lanka 98.50 2005 est.
13 Belgium 93.60 2005 est.
14 Egypt 93.60 2005 est.
15 Uruguay 82.10 2005 est.
16 India 82.00 2005 est.
17 Ghana 80.10 2005 est.
18 Sudan 79.00 2005 est.
19 Jordan 77.70 2005 est.
20 Philippines 77.40 2005 est.
21 Vietnam 75.50 2005 est.
22 Panama 73.20 2005 est.
23 Moldova 72.90 2005 est.
24 Morocco 72.30 2005 est.
25 Cyprus 72.00 2005 est.
26 Honduras 70.50 2005 est.
27 Cote d'Ivoire 70.40 2005 est.
28 Argentina 69.70 June 2005
29 Portugal 69.40 2005 est.
30 Canada 68.20 2005 est.
31 Germany 68.10 2005 est.
32 Turkey 67.50 2005 est.
33 Kenya 67.40 2005 est.
34 France 66.50 2005 est.
35 Cameroon 64.80 2005 est.
36 United States 64.70 2005 est.
37 Austria 64.50 2005 est.
38 Uganda 62.80 2005 est.
39 Hungary 60.90 2005 est.
40 Tunisia 58.70 2005 est.
41 Saudi Arabia 56.70 2005 est.
42 Costa Rica 56.20 2005 est.
43 Netherlands 56.20 2005 est.
44 Pakistan 54.30 2005 est.
45 Switzerland 53.30 2005 est.
46 Serbia and Montenegro 53.10 2005 est.
47 Indonesia 52.60 2005 est.
48 Croatia 52.10 2005 est.
49 Bahrain 51.50 2005 est.
50 Dominican Republic 51.40 2005 est.
51 Sweden 50.30 2005 est.
52 Brazil 50.20 2005 est.
53 Spain 48.50 2005 est.
54 Malaysia 48.30 2005 est.
55 Poland 47.30 2005 est.
56 Papua New Guinea 47.10 2005 est.
57 Senegal 46.50 2005 est.
58 Bangladesh 46.10 2005 est.
59 El Salvador 45.80 2005 est.
60 Syria 45.00 2005 est.
61 Ecuador 44.90 2005 est.
62 Colombia 44.20 2005 est.
63 United Kingdom 42.20 2005 est.
64 Finland 42.00 2005 est.
65 Peru 41.80 2005 est.
66 Trinidad and Tobago 41.40 2005 est.
67 Angola 40.90 2005 est.
68 Denmark 40.40 2005 est.
69 Namibia 39.60 2005 est.
70 Uzbekistan 39.00 2005 est.
71 South Africa 37.70 2005 est.
72 Qatar 36.70 2005 est.
73 Paraguay 36.10 2005 est.
74 Norway 36.00 2005 est.
75 Thailand 35.90 2005 est.
76 Yemen 35.90 2005 est.
77 Iceland 34.00 2005 est.
78 Taiwan 33.30 2005 est.
79 Czech Republic 33.10 2005 est.
80 Macedonia 32.60 2005 est.
81 Bulgaria 32.40 2005 est.
82 Venezuela 32.00 2005 est.
83 Zimbabwe 30.10 2005 est.
84 Slovenia 29.90 2005 est.
85 Gabon 29.50 2005 est.
86 China 28.80 2005 est.
87 Ireland 27.50 2005 est.
88 Iran 27.50 2005 est.
89 Guatemala 26.90 2005 est.
90 Mauritius 26.20 2005 est.
91 Lithuania 21.40 2005 est.
92 New Zealand 21.40 2005 est.
93 Mexico 21.20 2005 est.
94 Romania 21.10 2005 est.
95 Korea, South 20.50 2005 est.
96 Ukraine 20.50 2005 est.
97 Kuwait 17.60 2005 est.
98 United Arab Emirates 17.50 2005 est.
99 Slovakia 16.90 2005 est.
100 Australia 16.20 2005 est.
101 Russia 15.60 2005 est.
102 Algeria 14.80 2005 est.
103 Azerbaijan 13.90 2005 est.
104 Latvia 12.00 2005 est.
105 Nigeria 11.20 2005 est.
106 Kazakhstan 9.80 2005 est.
107 Chile 8.10 2005 est.
108 Libya 8.00 2005 est.
109 Oman 7.50 2005 est.
110 Botswana 7.30 2005 est.
111 Tanzania 5.00 2005 est.
112 Estonia 3.80 2005 est.
113 Hong Kong 1.80 2005 est

"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

[Amazon 7]

Hey as long as they get to spend with out ever having to pay off the debts.... what the hell..


I would certainly not call the Neo Cons fiscally conservative... more along the lines of the same crap of Reagonomics.. trickling down ON the American people. ( They must think Americans like their Neo-Con Golden Showers)

In the mean time.. theri own cronyism deals are doing quite well... they have the strings of power and the Administration and theri friends are doign VERY well for themselves

[rasmack 0]

Hmm... I am a bit puzzled by finding Russia and Tanzania at the bottom of that list. Furthermore I honestly would not have thought to find EU-countries in top 10. Is there any list showing exclusively foreign debt?

HF #682, Team Dirty Sanchez #227
“I simply hate, detest, loathe, despise, and abhor redundancy.”
- Not quite Oscar Wilde...

[IanHarrop 42]

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Hmm... I am a bit puzzled by finding Russia and Tanzania at the bottom of that list. Furthermore I honestly would not have thought to find EU-countries in top 10.

I've got to agree - perhaps this is another sign that the CIA doesn't know what its doing!

Edit to add: Or perhaps those sneaky buggers are trying to trick us?

"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

[kallend 2,148]

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Hmm... I am a bit puzzled by finding Russia and Tanzania at the bottom of that list. Furthermore I honestly would not have thought to find EU-countries in top 10.

I've got to agree - perhaps this is another sign that the CIA doesn't know what its doing!

Edit to add: Or perhaps those sneaky buggers are trying to trick us?

Not deliberate - just "bad intel".

It's very comforting that we are doing better than Malawi, Zambia and Papua New Guinea oops..

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The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.

[Andrewwhyte 1]

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Hey as long as they get to spend with out ever having to pay off the debts.... what the hell..

You don't have to ever pay off the debts; you do have to make the interest payments every month, and you do. Public debt is a transfer of wealth from the middle class to the financial sector (banks).

One problem with this list is it only includes national governments' debts. In federal countries the same taxpayer is also paying the interest on state/province/department debts. I believe in the US some states allow counties to carry taxpayer supported debt.

[bazelos 0]

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6 Greece 108.90 2005 est.

The Olympic games are gonna drain our pockets...and the damned press kept on saying how we will never be on time!

He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.

[IanHarrop 42]

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6 Greece 108.90 2005 est.

The Olympic games are gonna drain our pockets...and the damned press kept on saying how we will never be on time!

Although Greece went from 8th in 2004 to 6th in 2005 the actual amount declined - 112 to 108 which is good news.

"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

[bazelos 0]

I guess, but there's still a lot of improvements that need to be done, infrastructure wise, pay wise, I mean, basic sallary is around 600euro! How can you pay rent, bills, food and still have some to buy everyday stuff with just that money...

He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.